Reply by: IceFishingFool      Posted: 6/23/2012 12:45:03 PM     Points: 4425    

Thats something I really miss seeing Yellow perch of 16-18 inches. WTG JMan.

 Reply by: dmccull2000      Posted: 6/23/2012 1:24:29 PM     Points: 258    

Dang! I did not know they had peacock bass in Chatty! Awesome catch!

 Reply by: cookster      Posted: 6/23/2012 1:26:34 PM     Points: 2363    

Dang Jman, I see you had to set your beer down to hold that one. lol

Biggest perch i have ever seen. Congrats

 Reply by: FishingJunkie      Posted: 6/23/2012 1:42:26 PM     Points: 312    

Man - it sure looks much bigger than 14in.... holly molly... Congrats. What did you get him on?

 Reply by: bigfish101      Posted: 6/23/2012 1:58:30 PM     Points: 242    

That is a MONSTER!

 Reply by: JKaboom      Posted: 6/23/2012 2:26:16 PM     Points: 924    

That's probably the biggest perch pic I've seen in CO!!! Great color :)

 Reply by: lewdog      Posted: 6/23/2012 2:41:08 PM     Points: 691    

Hey now thats a fatty perch. Whats the state record? I think its 14
? Nice catch. Did u catch em on minnows? If u dont mind me asking that is.

 Reply by: jman      Posted: 6/23/2012 4:22:42 PM     Points: 1259    

Caught the others on jigs and crawlers this guy hahaha very lucky chunk of sucker for cats

 Reply by: CACHEM ALL      Posted: 6/23/2012 4:49:35 PM     Points: 58    

Nice Barly Pops

 Reply by: BRIANnCOLO      Posted: 6/23/2012 6:01:51 PM     Points: 46    

State record:
Yellow Perch


2007


Seaman Reservoir, (Larimer County)


2lbs-9oz


13.63 inches


Caught by Justin Allbrandt

hope you weighed it before you filleted it-you could have a winner there

 Reply by: pbs      Posted: 6/23/2012 7:22:16 PM     Points: 3334    

Good job jman....sweet!

I fished Atown today and had a swimbait tied on my baitcaster ready to throw at a school of cruising wipers. Needless to say, the swimbait lure
was bigger than the perch I caught...LOL!

 Reply by: warelwood      Posted: 6/23/2012 9:29:37 PM     Points: 151    

Nice fish man!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Reply by: mak deuce      Posted: 6/23/2012 10:33:31 PM     Points: 261    

I tried to fish that pond the other day and jet skiers and water skiers were right on me the entire day. I saw another angler exchanging words with some punk kid then he decided to throw some golf balls out there, Let's just say I think their SeaDoo got messed up. All the kids with plastic badges just cruising in the boat did nothing, I honestly think they just cut tags off boats. "budget cuts" N e way, got a few eye's, and a few stockers, Good times, always an adventure on Colorado ponds, I do enjoy watching the 35 foot boats go in circles.

 Reply by: BigTroutMan410      Posted: 6/24/2012 12:02:50 AM     Points: 316    

Dang that's the biggest perch i've ever seen

 Reply by: Show me da fishy      Posted: 6/24/2012 8:25:09 AM     Points: 1255    

Dang! That IS a huge perch!

 Reply by: Badfish II      Posted: 6/24/2012 9:44:29 AM     Points: 3202    

Wow, nice piggy perch!

 Reply by: slayintrout      Posted: 6/24/2012 7:09:38 PM     Points: 60    

Dang Jesse state record!

 Reply by: Browns Hunter      Posted: 6/24/2012 7:15:18 PM     Points: 3070    

Very nice perch. Make sure you get a MA certification for that puppy!

 Reply by: jman      Posted: 6/30/2012 3:05:40 PM     Points: 1259    

Woah bro thats not mine we always haul trash out of there. Point the finger at some of the other cat fisherman every time i go down there i see new beer cans and chicken liver containers all over the place.

I have carried my trash out of there every time.

 Reply by: catman82      Posted: 6/30/2012 3:37:46 PM     Points: 20    

Is there a specific pond that is more successful for cats @ chatfield ponds? Im thinking of heading out tonight...

 Reply by: Chatty Trashman      Posted: 6/30/2012 5:46:16 PM     Points: 0    

Thanks jman!!!

 Reply by: Boneless Brown      Posted: 6/30/2012 5:49:31 PM     Points: 0    

Well whoevers trash it is/was thanks for picking it up Trashman. There is way too much of it out there.

 Reply by: denverfrencher      Posted: 6/30/2012 8:01:29 PM     Points: 9    

Wow, you better be 100% sure before you post a couple of comments like that. I assume you are and watched him(personally) toss those beer cans, and waited 'til he left and went and picked them up. Otherwise that is one of the stupidest, most irresponsible things I've ever seen posted on here about a person.
On that note
Nice Fish JMan (didn't know they grew that big), pick up your trash since apparently you don't. Question though how you catch such nice fish, so maybe you do :). Tell your friends to pick up there trash.

 Reply by: Sleazy E      Posted: 7/1/2012 11:44:31 PM     Points: 1119    

ShootDang. That's a big one. Worth the Bud Lights!

 Reply by: Ch00Chee      Posted: 7/2/2012 11:44:11 AM     Points: 437    

nice! it's like a peacock walleye! ahha

 Reply by: bigfish101      Posted: 7/2/2012 2:09:04 PM     Points: 242    

Sweet fish! Awesome Perch!

 Reply by: Montana Man      Posted: 7/2/2012 6:53:28 PM     Points: 14    

Nice fish. Look like the Perch back home in Flathead Lake MT..

 Reply by: badcoyotee      Posted: 7/3/2012 7:00:58 AM     Points: 6    

Very nice perch for CO. I grew up in eastern ND and that was about the average size catch on Lake Ashtabula.

The average walleye and northern pike up there put a keeper out here to shame as well. If an eye wasn't at least 24" long, you had to let it go!

 Reply by: Montana Man      Posted: 7/3/2012 1:01:26 PM     Points: 14    

ND has some great fishing. Back in 1990 I spent two weeks at Devil's Lake for Military Training. I wondered about the fishing there?

 Reply by: badcoyotee      Posted: 7/4/2012 7:37:12 AM     Points: 6    

Montana Man,

Devils Lake, ND is the PREMIER walley capital of ND! Sounds like you were stationed at Camp Grafton.

That lake has grown at least 4 times in size with all the flooding occuring over the last 15 years or so and now borders the camp. I was up there a year and a half ago and ice fished.

The Northern Pike and Walleye were always abundant, as well as the perch. My family fishes there just about every weekend this time of year.

I sometimes get jealous of what I'm missing here in Colorado when I hear what they are having for dinner!

If you ever get up that way again 'out of state' licenses are cheap last I heard.

Tie on a Dare Devil spoon (black & white) for Pike but use a short leader and reel just fast enough to keep it off the bottom. For walleye, live
leeches work best about 18" off the bottom, plain and simple.

If you are up there between Thanksgiving and about March 1st, drive your truck right onto the ice. It should be about 18" to 30" thick. Drill a hole and knock em dead. Don't forget the schnapps, it gonna be really cold!

 Reply by: Troutkillah      Posted: 7/12/2012 12:47:30 AM     Points: 60    

Sweet perch! Looks like an awsome time!

 Reply by: steve10      Posted: 7/12/2012 12:55:55 PM     Points: 80    

Nice fish! Glad someone enjoys fishing there- I stay far away because I don't enjoy the crowds and all of the boat traffic- not relaxing at all.